thorn

Example Sentences

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Until one drizzly raw afternoon when just enough light came through the window to read by, I came to Paul’s account of his “thorn in the flesh.”

From Literature

Unibev was already well-known as a thorn in the side of Tesla’s trademark lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal

The data highlights that inflation remains a thorn in the side of the central bank, and that an increase in interest rates is highly likely to be repeated in coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dutch Bros, a coffee and beverage chain still unknown in many parts of the country, is becoming a thorn in Starbucks’s side.

From The Wall Street Journal

I had needle thorns sticking in my head and arms, but most especially in my bottom.

From Literature